LETTER: 2 Jersey City BOE trustees: Arrests at public meetings should be a last...
In a letter to the editor, Jersey City Board of Education Trustees Dr. Matthew Schneider and Tia Rezabala address the arrest of Emily Pecot at their May 21st meeting, indicating such scenarios should only take place as a last resort. The following statement reflects the views of Board Trustees Tia...
Smoke Shops And Dispensaries: Bergenline Avenue’s Changing Business Landscape In Hudson County
Graphic by John Lugo / SOC Images. As you head down Bergenline Avenue, you may have noticed a number of local businesses that have closed or left the area. In their place, storefronts many locals once recognized are now increasingly being filled by smoke shops and dispensaries. The rise of...
Staten Islander who was temporarily paralyzed after freak Polar Plunge accident graduates from law...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Ever since his life changed dramatically following a freak accident that left him temporarily paralyzed 7 1/2 years ago, Michael Wright has been determined to turn something bad into good. The Mariners Harbor resident, who was injured while taking part in a Polar Plunge fundraising...
Mamdani To Exempt Some From NYC Rent Freeze—Who Would Be Impacted?
The New York City mayor appears to be listening to landlords’ criticism of his proposed rent freeze—at least in some cases.
NYC Council pushes Mamdani to add ‘fifth man’ to FDNY trucks— restoring Bloomberg-era cut
The City Council is pushing to add a fifth firefighter to dozens of more engines — in what lawmakers argue will lead to fast-moving blazes being extinguished much quicker, The Post has learned. The legislative body wants the Mamdani administration to allocate an additional $91.7 million to add the extra staff at 86 eng
Upstate New York Cave Rescue Mirrors Terrifying 127 Hours Movie
A New York man found himself in a real-life horror script after slipping into an incredibly tight underground crevice.
12 Thrift Stores In Brooklyn, New York That Are Packed With Vintage Style
I have spent more money than I care to admit on things I absolutely did not need. A velvet blazer. A lamp shaped like a flamingo. Seventeen vintage band tees. No regrets. Brooklyn has a way of doing that to you, and its thrift scene is the main culprit. This...
Broken windows under Mamdani? Frustration mounts with mayor’s policing policies.
Mayor Mamdani is planning a summer surge of police officers. Voters and criminal justice reformers and advocates said Mamdani is continuing policies initiated by his predecessor. [ more › ]
Atlantic Ocean Turns Caribbean Blue Off New York to Maryland as Massive Spring Bloom...
New York, NY — Satellite images captured by NASA are showing an unusual stretch of bright blue and blue-green water spreading along the Atlantic coast from New York to Maryland, with scientists linking the dramatic color shift to massive spring phytoplankton blooms developing offshore. The vivid waters began appearing
New York Ranger Describes Harrowing 6-Hour Cave Rescue
(This content was created with the help of AI.) A hike in upstate New York turned into a six-hour-plus ordeal for a Brooklyn man who became wedged so tightly in a cave crevice that rescuers had to drill rock away inches from his body to free him, ABC News reports. The New York State Department of Environmental Conserva
